The Life of a Freelancer: A 6 Month Update.

I can’t believe I’ve been freelancing for 6 months now. It’s been 6 months as my own boss, 6 months learning my way around working directly with clients, 6 months of being able to set my own agenda and 6 whole months of learning to understand what my own strengths and weaknesses are as a girlboss businesswoman.

This point was another marker, another waypoint in the journey, and I’m so pleased to have been developing a portfolio of lovely, interesting clients who are also challenging my creativity and helping me expand my skill base – and I’ve also picked up a few unexpected projects along the way to add to my CV and LinkedIn.

When I got to the 3 month mark, I wrote a list of 9 lessons that I had already started to learn, and I’m definitely still learning as I go along (anyone who thinks they’re too good to learn new things is crazy) but looking back, even in 3 further months, I’ve learned so much more.

I’ve written articles for a few really interesting publications, taken on some intriguing social media/marketing clients, narrowed down what I enjoy, been referred by my clients to other clients (the highest accolade), taken on the administration of a Twitter chat with 17,000 followers and unearthed skills that I can use across a variety of disciplines.

There are some things within the business I’d like to develop – writing a few more articles each month, taking on a couple more clients, upping my game, getting more disciplined about actually keeping to business hours and staying on top of my admin (something that every single freelancer I know struggles with) and write an actual business plan to start 2018 off the way that I mean to go on.

It hasn’t all been smooth sailing, because this isn’t a Hollywood movie, but every challenge I’ve approached with a logical solution and hope that things will balance out, and so far they have.

During these three months in addition to another few escapades I managed to sneak in a working weekend here…

…and there as a press guest…

…plus a spot of seal spotting on a writing retreat.

And, I’m tentatively excited for some of the plans I have in 2018. This time last year I was in a very different place, and if it wasn’t for my amazing cheerleading squad, I definitely wouldn’t be as happy as I am now. Thank you!

That said, it’s been another three months and I still haven’t sorted out my desk and my assistant definitely needs to be fired…

About Me

Hello there, Kia Ora! I'm Emma.

Adventures of a London (based) Kiwi is my travel, food & expat lifestyle blog featuring my adventures with a side of uniqueness, humour, history and luxury.
I’ve always wanted to live life to the full, explore as many corners of the globe as possible, nibble as many different delectations, experience history & seek out the special things in life.
Consider yourself warned about me...